Dominican Wedding Vendor Spanish: Cake, Décor, and Sound System
“¡James, el bizcocho se está inclinando como la Torre de Pisa!” shouted my Dominican friend Mariela two hours before her beach wedding in Juan D
Dominican Wedding Dress Rentals: Fitting and Alteration Spanish
La boda donde aprendí que “gastar” no siempre significa “to spend” I still remember the smell of fresh coffee mixed with aerosol hairspray th
Dominican Weather Small Talk: Beyond “Hace Calor”
El Sudor, una Guagua y la Revelación I still remember the first time I tried to impress a doña on the public guagua with my freshly acquired Spanish
Dominican Water-Tank Cleaning: Hiring and Supervising Crews
El Tinaco That Almost Ruined My Coffee Morning Surprise I was halfway through my first sip of café con leche when the tap coughed out a suspicious br
Dominican Volunteer Teaching: Classroom Spanish, Discipline Words & Cultural Bridges
“¡Profe, se acabó la tiza!” Ten nine-year-olds were shouting at me, a lanky gringo with a half-erased chalk mustache, the day I began volunteer